Hispo
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| Hispo | |
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| H. georgius | |
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| H. georgius | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Hisponinae |
| Genus: | Hispo Simon, 1885[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hispo cingulata Simon, 1885[1] | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 9 species | |
Hispo is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders).[1]
Species of Hispo range in body length from 5 to 7 mm in females, and 3 to 4 in males.[2]
Most species are found in Madagascar, with others found in Africa and the Seychelles.[1] These parts were mostly connected during the time of Gondwana, or lie close.
